NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 302, 17 September 1919, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Glencoe.)

A reminder is given that entries for all events at the Horowhenua .Racing Club's' Meeting close-at-8 o'clock-to-mor-row .night.

It was thought that Gloaming would bo' a starter in the Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday, but private advices state .tliut'lie was not saddled up.

In connection with the win of Vermillion, in the h\fi Handicap at Dailne.virke on Saturday it is stated that fha owner wished to run the- mare in the sprint event, but by an error file trainer accepted her in the distanca race.

Mr. H. W. Brown is trying to arrango for three of his team to go to Wanganui by boot, and from there straight back to Trentham, where they will wait until tho Spring Meeting. If tho horses cannot get down by (rain. tho trip to Wanganui will bo abandoned. There were several falls in the principal steeplechaso at. Dannevirke on Saturday, and when Sir Donald fell at tho double, opposito the stand, he appearsd to roll on his rider, A. Ward, while Gaekwar,who was following close behind, also appeared to fall on his pilot, A. M'Donald. Fortunately both riders escaped trouble. .. The King Rufus filly Roso Queen is receiving a preparation for the Wanganui Guineas, and afterwards will go north tn compete in tho Great Northern Guineas. On her Waverley showing this filly is only fair, and will luiv» little chance with a colt of Warplane's class.

After the late Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Glut) Meeting, says a Tnrunaki paper, a match was- talked of between SBasprite and Egmont Park. On the same scale of weights us tho Waverley race, the Mvners of Egmont Park were orepared to put up ,i; 1500 on their gelding, but judging by Marlon running it is just as well for them tho match was not vun. .

First Blow, winner of tho Trial Stakes ?t Dannevirke on Saturday, is a, three-year-old filly by Finland—War Talk, by Martian —Gossip (dam of Bobrikoif), by Wallacd—Caroline. This filly started twice last year, but was unplaced on each occasion.

According to a Taranaki paper, tho Irainei' of Soaspritc lias decided to run the daughter of Hallowmas over middle distances in future, as he finds she stays on well, but could not finish in sprint events after being husthd along in the early stages of a race. Tho full-sistoi' by Cnmpfire ''o White Blaze, who has- been ono of J. Thacker's team at Stratford, died n few days ago, the cause of death being a brain trouble.

Bon Spec was given a run over half a mile at Riccarton on Saturday. Tho time was only moderate, but he was not out after a record, and his effort was quite satisfactory, as it was his first sprint sinco ho resumed work following on a spell. He appears to have made a good recovery from his recent ailment, and he looks in first-class trim for the coming racing campaign. The officials of the Dunedin Jockey Club aro trying arrange for steamer transport for Chrislchurch horses for tiie coring Meeting, to bo held next month, says a Christoliureh paper.- It is understood that there will bo a steamer leaving Lytteltou for the south about a